We were so lucky to work with the gorgeous Agerbak family recently – it’s easy to see where the kids get their good looks from! Mom picked awesome bright colours for everyone to wear.

A good word to describe this little girl: precocious!

The latest addition to the family.

I love this sweet moment with Mom.

Big sister, and her new best buddy.

We’ve enjoyed watching your family grow, and we’ll see you again in the future!

Last year Ashu and Garry had us chronicle a year of photos – their love in each season. We were so inspired by their incredibly unique idea, we have decided to add a new type of session to Shandro Photo and Shandro Kids. Introducing – A Year of Love. Four fun and amazing photography sessions, one in each season. Play in the snow, take in the beauty of new leaves, bask in the summer sun, and relax in the soft autumn glow.

They don’t have to be engagement sessions, these are for anyone in love. Call or email us for more details!

Katy and Jon were married on a beautiful Friday afternoon. They are very active in their church, and had a large number of guests come to celebrate with them.

Jon and Katy were so happy to make their marriage vows to each other, and from the vows they wrote to each other you could tell they were devoting themselves completely to God and to each other, and the beauty of their marriage will extend far beyond their wedding day.

The University of Alberta is such an incredible place to shoot, we challenge ourselves at every wedding to do something new and different, and the U of A makes it easy. No matter how many times we go there, we always create unique images. These ones of Katy and Jon are easily some of my favourites.

It was free smoothie day at Orange Julius! Katy and Jon had coupons for the whole bridal party (and us!)

To celebrate Jon’s Chinese heritage, a small tea ceremony was held with his closest family members.

The reception was at Blue Meadows, a gorgeous venue available to police officers and their relatives.

We met Dan and Kat from Stone Photo in Vancouver at the wedding! They had left their gear behind (just guests at this one), but Dan couldn’t help but snag our camera for a few shots – he got a great one of us partying (as you may gather from previous blog posts, Michael is a mad dancer!).  Great to meet you two!

One last one. As I mentioned, we love to do different things, and try different shots. This is definitely not a typical wedding photo, but we absolutely love it. There’s something a bit mysterious about it.

Congratulations Katy and Jon!

Laura and Joe were sensational during the shoot – we basically gave them no direction, just let them be with each other. They were so affectionate; the love between them is overwhelming. We can not wait for their wedding in 2010!

Our little neice Cali is 5 weeks old, and Brody is nearing two! Proud (and busy!) mom Krista visited our studio with her two little ones.

This wagon was Michael’s when he was a boy. He received two and this one was left in the box since 1977. We opened it up when we started Shandro Kids, and Brody is the first one to use it!

This is SO cute. I love these shirts that Krista found (’Little Sister’ and ‘Big Brother’).

Mom and her girl.

Cali is such a beautiful baby girl.

I love baby back wrinkles. So sweet!

We were so happy to travel to Waterton National Park for Nicole and Jesse’s wedding. Not only were good friends getting married, but the mountain setting was absolutely stunning. It was any wedding photographers dream.

The ceremony was held at the Bayshore Inn right on the lake. Nicole’s family is from Edmonton, and Jesse’s is from Victoria, so the two families met in the middle. It was great to have all of the guests in the same location. We had a fun morning with Nicole and Jesse getting ready, they were moving between rooms and we were playing lookout so they wouldn’t see each other before the ceremony!

See what I mean about the location? Gorgeous.

I love this quick snap of Nicole during the ceremony. She looked amazing.

Andrew came with us for the weekend – he had a great time too! It was his third wedding, and he’s not even a year old…

We drove up to Cameron Lakes for photos, to find snow still on the ground and the lake mostly frozen. Welcome to summer in Alberta!

Michael and I each trekked into the frozen lake to get a few shots – it was darn cold, but totally worth it!

This is by far my favourite shot of the wedding. This is Michael’s version. Nicole and Jesse are very in touch with nature, and I love how they are draped around the huge tree root.

Simply sweet.

The shoe game from the reception was cause for a lot of laughs!

A note to all of our clients – if you play ‘Rasputin’ at your wedding, just TRY and keep Michael off the dance floor! Here he is with Jesse in a dance-off!

Congratulations Nicole and Jesse, we hope you are having an amazing tropical honeymoon, and we can’t wait to share some champagne with you when you return.

Yay! Twins! Natasha & Glenn are expecting two bundles of joy. We stopped in to Fuss Cupcakes on Whyte Ave for some appropriately frosted treats (they are having a boy and a girl). Yummy!

Natasha is incredibly stylish, she makes maternity style sizzle!

Love this one.

We stumbled across this awesome wall – perfect for a twins maternity shoot! And Natasha and Glenn were dressed perfectly too. It all came together.

We’ll introduce you to their little ones when they arrive!

One of our favourite clients Ashu is celebrating the life of her dog Gizmo, as he is nearing the end of his days. Gizmo has been a beloved pet for 15 years, and we spent some time with Ashu, her family, and Gizmo on their beautiful acreage.

Ashu bought Giz a polo shirt for his special photo shoot…

…and a Juicy Couture track suit!

The whole family.

So much fun! We spent a great evening with Param and Ronnie at a park in Mill Woods for their engagement photos. They love spending time enjoying the outdoors with each other.

Param looked incredible, and Ronnie agreed that he is a very lucky man.

I love evening light in the summer.

We’ll see you two again soon!

True romance.  That’s the best description I can think of for Britt and Cody’s wedding.  Britt looked amazing in her dress (my favourite of the year so far!), and any little girl seeing her in that dress will dream of her own wedding day, and looking that elegant. Cody, as we found out while watching their slideshow, looks totally ripped under that tuxedo.

Getting ready to walk down the aisle at the Citadel Theatre.

The Citadel is an indoor location with an outdoor feel.  The waterfall, greenery, and even some birds flying about make you feel as though you’re in a lush garden.

Britt is TOO cute, and very happily married.

We found this beautiful shaft of light – isn’t it amazing?

Such a good looking bridal party!  As we were taking these shots, Michael overheard two guys driving by in a truck – one said to the other “That bride is **** sexy!”  We couldn’t agree more.  (Sorry, I can’t say exactly what he said, this is a family blog).

Hot, hot.

I love this one.  Britt models that dress perfectly!

Every bride wants to look as amazing as Britt on her wedding.  This image just blows my mind.

We took the bridal party to O’Byrnes (where Michael and I first met, incidentally!) for some drinks, and fun photos.

Hot, hot, hotter!

This one is SO cool.  Michael took it in the reflection of an ad in one of the booths.

A quick stop for some fairytale river valley photos.

The bridal party enjoyed cigars during the reception.  Cody looks awesome here.

Such a sweet moment during the first dance.

Congrats Britt and Cody!  We had a fabulous time with you and your group. It was a wonderful and romantic wedding.